Deputies of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) have attended the funerals of PKK militants multiple times although the party members claim that they do not support the PKK, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the US, the EU, NATO a

The Justice Ministry of Turkey submitted a request to the Prime Ministry on 4 March 2016 to lift the parliamentary immunity of five deputies of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), including co-chair Selahattin Demirtas.

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